Speakers in doors?

[abseventeen]

Anyone replaced the stock speakers? What ar ethe best replacements in the doors?

[Dave777]

Check here, and use the "search" function too.

http://clubsmartcar.com/index.php?showtopic=12883

[Evilution]

To replace the door speakers you have to remove the outer door panel and slice through the weather shield. Unscrew the old speakers and replace.
Duct tape the weather shield back closed.

[Agent86]

Any recommendations of a specific speaker brand and model that was installed in the doors?

I've already replaced the smart radio 10 with a Pioneer Avic D3 and am disappointed with the sound from the factory upgraded speakers in the doors, dash and under the driver's seat.

I'm likely going with a separate amp under the passenger seat and am looking to go high end with component speakers in the door for the mids and on the pillar for the tweeters.

Any recommendations are appreciated!

[brian r]

Originally Posted by Agent86

I'm likely going with a separate amp under the passenger seat and am looking to go high end with component speakers in the door for the mids and on the pillar for the tweeters.

You should ride around for a while with the tweeters taped in place in various locations before deciding on their placement. Although tweeters up high places them near the ear, if they are farther away the distance of each tweeter from each ear is more equal. This can create a deeper, wider soundstage. Many of the cars that are built to compete in car stereo contests have the speakers mounted in the kick panel for this reason. Also, the greater the distance between the woofer and tweeter, the greater the potential for the sound to become smeared. Many high end speakers point this out in their instruction manual. There are quite a few speakers available that have coaxially-mounted tweeters that swivel, and outboard crossovers to give great sound without having to play around with tweeter mounting (i.e., cutting holes in irregular surfaces or surface mounting).